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Isabel Cole earns an escape as she wins a girls varsity wrestling match against Frazee. This match was wrestled during the boys duals tournaments, and gave the girls wrestlers a chance to compete in front of a big crowd. Cole ended up winning the match. (Staples World photo by Mark Anderson)
The Staples-Motley boys wrestling team continued wrestling at a high level with two duals wins and a full tournament win, as Garrett Bjerga defeated five ranked wrestlers in five matches.
The Cardinals beat Becker 48-21 and Frazee 52-0 in a home meet on Jan. 23, then won the HighWater Ethanol...
Cardinals have six HOL Conference champions
Staples-Motley had six conference champions and five second place finishers at the Heart O’ Lakes Conference Wrestling tournament Jan. 17, held at Lake Park Audubon. This was the first meeting of the new look HOL, with Staples-Motley and Pelican Rapids...
The Staples-Motley girls basketball team won their second game of the season on Jan. 16 by driving to the basket, rebounding, and switching their defense in the second half. Earlier in the week, the team lost 72-32 against Hawley.
Clara Maros and Ellen Lange were the leading scorers against...
Eli Rutten had 28 points for the Staples-Motley boys basketball team in a 90-82 win over Breckenridge on Jan. 10. The Cardinals lost another conference game on Jan. 7, 70-61 against Barnesville.
Against Breckenridge, the Cardinals scored 39 points in the first half but still found themselves down...
Staples-Motley won the Rick Lee Duals in Bemidji Jan. 10-11, winning all five matches they wrestled. The most notable win was a 31-27 victory over Holdingford, who they will see again at the section tournament at the end of the year for a chance to go to state. The Cardinals are currently ranked...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley boys wrestling team turned heads around the state and across the nation by winning their opening bracket and making the final four of The Clash National Duals in LaCrosse, Wisc., Jan 3-4.
On day two of the tournament, the Cardinals faced three...
The Staples-Motley girls basketball team hosted their first game at their new gym, The Nest, against an undefeated Menahga team on Dec. 13. The Cardinals fell behind early then got a second wind to finish the first half strong, but they were behind by too much to make it a close game.
Early on, the...
An awards ceremony was held recently at the United Tae Kwon Do Systems School in Staples for students who received black belts. Pictured above, from left, are Instructor Francisco Jimenez; Asst. Instructor Randy Suess who achieved a black belt; Asst. Instructor Penny Statema, who achieved her 1st...
Staples-Motley wrestling team has 16 girls training for the upcoming season, up from around nine who wrestled last year. Competitions will be at dual meets against other teams with girls wrestlers or at girls-only tournaments. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
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